Scaramucci deadpans over Trump fixation with Husted’s butt: ‘Could say he’s bi curious’

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Dobkin, R. (2026, October 15). Scaramucci deadpans over Trump fixation with Husted’s butt: ‘Could say he’s bi curious’. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/anthony-scaramucci-trump-jon-husted-butt-b3067086.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-10-15 · by Rachel Dobkin

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Anthony Scaramucci, former Trump communications director, comments on President Trump's recent fixation with Ohio Senator Jon Husted's physique during a campaign event. When asked about this behavior by CNN host Kasie Hunt, Scaramucci jokingly suggested that it could imply Trump is "bi-curious," although he also offered an alternative explanation that Trump views his role as entertaining the crowd. This follows previous instances where Trump has made similar comments about other men, such as golfer Arnold Palmer.
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Anthony Scaramucci, former communications director for Donald Trump, offered a deadpan response when asked about Trump's fixation on Senator Jon Husted's physique during a rally in Youngstown, Ohio. Earlier this week, Trump made headlines by examining Husted’s body and commenting specifically on his backside and hands at the event. Scaramucci told CNN host Kasie Hunt that one could interpret Trump’s comments as an indication of being "bi-curious," though he delivered it with a straight face. This comes amid speculation about Zacharia, who served as senior communications advisor for Trump's Truth Social platform, potentially facing job insecurity according to prediction markets like Polymarket.

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73 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 When CNN host Kasie Hunt asked Scaramucci Wednesday about Trump’s current headspace, he said with a straight face, “Well, you could go with two tracks with that.
🔮 While the party in power typically loses seats in the midterm elections, recent polling shows Democrats gaining ground in Senate races in states that Republicans would normally coast through.
🔮 A prediction market is already taking bets on when President Donald Trump’s pick for White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, will be out — and it’s not looking good for the conservative communications specialist.
🔮 Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, announced in her first press briefing Tuesday that the president asked Guilfoyle to resign, saying, “She has been a wonderful asset to the team, and we wish her well.”
🔮 Invest in Tomorrow will spend $1.5 million on its campaign against Boebert, according to Politico.
🔮 Deters reportedly didn’t end up giving Guilfoyle the money, telling her it would cost him his marriage.
🔮 He is set to be arraigned on October 26.
🔮 Donald Trump has announced that he will honor former MLB star Roger Clemens with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, saying that the Baseball Hall of Fame has cheated him.
🔮 He later posted his bond and is expected to be released Wednesday night, WSVN reported.
🔮 Johnson and Barnard were set to stand trial starting Monday.
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Scaramucci PERSON · 9× Trump PERSON · 9× Zacharia PERSON · 3× Arnold Palmer PERSON · 2× Husted PERSON · 2× White House ORG · 2× Anthony Scaramucci PERSON · 1× Donald Trump’s PERSON · 1× Independent NORP · 1× Jon Husted PERSON · 1×

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Despite prediction market Polymarket already taking bets on when Zacharia, who previously served as senior communications advisor for Trump’s Truth Social platform, will be out of the White House, Scaramucci told Hunt on The Arena Wednesday, “I don’t think she’s going to get fired.”
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🔮 When CNN host Kasie Hunt asked Scaramucci Wednesday about Trump’s current headspace, he said with a straight face, “Well, you could go with two tracks with that.

Claims (26 extracted, 4 hedged)

Anthony Scaramucci, Donald Trump’s one-time communications director, has thoughts about the president’s fixation with Senator Jon Husted’s butt. asserted
Scaramucci → have → butt
Trump made headlines earlier this week for some odd comments he made about Husted’s looks as he stumped for the Republican in Ohio ahead of November’s midterm elections. asserted
he → make → elections
“I'm standing over here, and I don't do this with men very often. asserted
I → stand → men
I started examining his body because I didn't know he was a great athlete, and I looked, and I watched up and down,” Trump said of Husted, a former college football player, at a rally Monday night in Youngstown. asserted
Trump → start → Youngstown
“I looked at his a**, and I looked at the whole, and then I looked at his hands. asserted
I → look → hands
He's got these like claws.” asserted
He → get → claws
When CNN host Kasie Hunt asked Scaramucci Wednesday about Trump’s current headspace, he said with a straight face, “Well, you could go with two tracks with that. uncertain
you → ask → that
You could say that the president’s bi-curious by the way he’s talking about the guy — it was sort of awkward and weird. uncertain
it → say → guy
“Or you could say that the president is an entertainer and he thinks his job is to go to those things and make people laugh.” uncertain
people → say → things
Bi-curious is a term coined for people who are exploring their potential bisexuality. asserted
who → coin → bisexuality
Trump —who has been married to his third wife, Melania Trump, for two decades — has been known to make colorful comments about other men. asserted
who → know → men
Scaramucci specifically alluded to the president’s fascination with golfer Arnold Palmer’s phallus. asserted
Scaramucci → allude → phallus
During a rally in Pennsylvania in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, Trump said, “Arnold Palmer was all man, and I say that in all due respect to women, and I love women.” asserted
I → say → women
"I refuse to say it, but when he took the showers with other pros, they came out of there. asserted
they → refuse → pros
They said, 'Oh my God. asserted
They → say → ?
That's unbelievable,'" Trump said with a chuckle. asserted
Trump → say → chuckle
"I had to say.” asserted
I → have → ?
Scaramucci spent just 11 days as Trump’s communications director in 2017 during the president’s first term before being fired. asserted
Scaramucci → spend → term
Zacharia’s dismal performance at the podium Tuesday prompted jokes that she may not last as long as Scaramucci. uncertain
she → prompt → Scaramucci
Scaramucci, now a Trump critic, even chimed in, writing on X, “The clock is running. asserted
clock → chime → X
Despite prediction market Polymarket already taking bets on when Zacharia, who previously served as senior communications advisor for Trump’s Truth Social platform, will be out of the White House, Scaramucci told Hunt on The Arena Wednesday, “I don’t think she’s going to get fired.” asserted
she → take → Arena
“People that are talking about her getting fired, I think, don’t understand the current White House, and she’s done nothing wrong to deserve to be fired,” Scaramucci said. asserted
Scaramucci → talk → nothing
“Will she get to the podium any time soon? asserted
she → get → podium
She probably needs media training.” asserted
She → need → training
While Scaramucci doesn’t think Zacharia will be forced out, he doesn’t think she’s a right fit for the job either, saying she “comes across as too nice of a person. asserted
she → think → person
“You got to have mendacity in your spirit to work for Donald Trump in that position.” asserted
You → got → position
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